Go Flight Medicine (GFM) was originally created as an informational blog about aviation medicine in 2013 by
Dr Rocky Jedick while serving as a USAF flight surgeon at Aviano AB in Italy.
In 2016, Dr Jedick received his FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) designation and Go Flight Medicine transformed into a new flight medicine clinic located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Since Day 1, we have aimed to bring civilian pilots the same level of personalized medical care that military fighter pilots enjoy. The website continues as a blog, but has also expanded to become much more.
Dr Jedick is a HIMS Senior Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) and Flight Surgeon in the Colorado ANG.
He is also an Emergency Medicine physician and a clinical faculty at the University of Utah.
Dr Jedick served as a flight surgeon with fighter squadrons flying the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Republic of Korea and then the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aka Viper at Aviano AB, Italy where he racked up almost 150 hours in the Viper. He also had exposure to high-altitude and space medicine, caring for pilots flying the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady. During his active duty career, Dr Jedick practiced medicine in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Alaska, Singapore, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Sweden.
Following active duty service, Dr Jedick served in the UT ANG preparing for disaster response with the CERFP team. He has cared for RPA pilots as a reservist flight surgeon in NV as well as fighter pilots flying the USAF premier stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning at Hill AFB.
He now practices as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) doc for the CO ANG, works in emergency rooms as a board certified ER doc and as Senior HIMS AME for the FAA.
Neal Christian "Chris" Busk is an FAA designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), family medicine physician, and senior flight surgeon for F-35 pilots in the USAFR. He currently lives in St George while serving as Chief of Aerospace Medicine (SGP) at Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah.
Dr Busk has devoted most of his professional career to the medical care and advocacy of military members and aircrew.
Chris joined the Go Flight Medicine team in the summer of 2024 taking on the role as lead AME at the new clinic in St George, UT!
Zach is a Department of Transporation (DOT) Certified Medical Examiner and ER provider at the University of Utah.
In addition to practicing in a variety of civilian medical settings, Zach has also previously served as a US Army combat/flight medic with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Zach joined the Go Flight Medicine team in summer 2023 and is excited about this new journey into Occupational Medicine.
